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One of the few rare times where this ebony cheetah actually wanders away from the Pride lands, this was it. Stopping shortly, Yaten sniffed the air before raising his head and catching sight of the small doe some distance away. Now, he wasn't in any mood to go hunting, but this doe seemed scared and lost. Lowering his head a bit, he started forward in the hopes of not scaring her, "Hello!"

This is not what the ebony cheetah wanted, to scare the poor doe even more than she looked. A sight escaped from Yaten as his chocolate eyes followed the fleeing doe. Pondering on whether or not to go after her, he decided for the former. "Hey, wait up! I don't want to hurt you!" He hoped that this would get through to her so that she would calm down. Not running, just walking, he calmly followed the doe.

Chocolate eyes gazed at the doe as her words made the ebony cheetah wince. It probably was true for most cases, predators don't just normally go up to prey animals and start talking to them, but Yaten was different. "I'm serious. My name is Yaten. I was just passing by and noticed you looked frighten." He wanted to know what was bothering her and then he began to wonder about Siltim and his family. What would they think of having this doe for company. That is, if she would come back with him, she could have fun with their little group!

Well, now there were getting somewhere, Yaten thought happily. He wanted to have the doe come with him, but he knew she'd have to trust him. In a calm voice, "I just wanted to help you. Plus, I'm not here to look for food anyway, I was actually going to see my friends back in the Pridelands. Would you like to accompany me?" There, he just beated around the bush and ran straight to the point. He'd like her to come with him, he knew it'd be safer that way, "Since I don't see anyone else with you, I thought it would be nice to have someone watch out for you. Not everyone is out to eat each other, you know."

A warm smile took it's place on the cheetah's features as Yaten watched the little doe warm up to it. It made him quite happy to hear her consent, for he didn't want to do anything against her will. He was too much of a good guy in that light. His tail flicked slightly before he spoke, "What is your name? I would like to call you something other than 'doe'," He paused before turning to walk off in the direction of which he had come from. "You'll like where we are going, I'm sure of it. There is plenty of grass for you to eat, and there you can meet some of my friends. Though, I must warn you not to be frighten of them...they mean you no harm. They're lion cubs." He thought that to get all this out of the way would help for the doe to trust him, he didn't want her to think he was deceiving her or something. That would be just awful.

Feeling a wave of uncertainty pass through the little doe, Yaten beamed her a bright smile as he glanced back at her. "Don't worry, they love to go on adventures." Chocoate eyes gazed forward, "It is a pleasure to meet you, Chepi." A soft sigh escaped from the cheetah as he thought about the cubs. He hadn't met any other cheetahs in such a long time, he was beginning to wonder if he was the last of his kind or something. It was slightly discouraging. "Chepi, why are you out alone in this part of the savannah anyway? Did you wander off?"

Keeping a steady pace, the black cheetah knew this path very well. This was the same one that Yaten had used when taking Siltim and Ma'isah on their fun-filled adventure. He smiled at the memory and wondered what they were up to know. As Chepi spoke, he was a bit taken back by her question. Sad? Did he look sad? There was something in his life that he was missing, somewhere in his heart that told him this. But, he didn't know what it was. He turned to take a look at the small doe. Perhaps she was more useful than she let on. Giving her a small smile, he replied, "Sad? I'm not sad, on the contrary, I just think there's something missing in my life, Chepi. And, I'm on the search to find it."